ISLAMABAD
APP
Press Council of Pakistan (PCP) has condemned attacks on two media houses in Karachi, terming it a blatant and outrageous act against freedom of expression that shows total disbelief in the free functioning of the press.
PCP Chairman, Raja Shafqat Abbas said in a statement took strong exception to the attacks on Karachi office of business recorder and Nawa-e-Waqat and warned that nobody should be allowed to pressurize the media to toe their line.
He said repeated attacks on media persons/houses is the biggest challenge for those who advocate for democracy, free press and revere difference in opinion.
Chairman has asked the government to take effective measure to protect free functioning of the press. He said on this grave issue PCP will take up the issue of security of media houses in Karachi with I.G Sindh and other concerned officers of the Sindh government.
This will be a reminder to its earlier correspondence with the same officials for checking this unruly trend which is quite rife for quite a while in Karachi.
“Now we need to react fast and nation must unite to take on those who pose a threat to free press”, he added.
He said these are tough times as forces of disorder and conflict are pitched against decency of order, rule of law and free flow of information and we must tackle it with a befitting response.
